Newspaper wrap-up 5-29-07: CDW Corporation being pursued by private-equity
Posted May 29th 2007 9:43AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Apple Inc (AAPL), Avaya Inc (AV), Rio Tinto plc ADS (RIO)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Wall Street Journal reported that CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDWC), a $6B market cap technology retailer, is being hotly pursued by a number of private equity firms including Madison Dearborn Partners.
- Avaya Inc (NYSE: AV), a telecommunications equipment maker, is said to be interested in selling all or part of the company, and is in talks with private equity firms and strategically interested companies, the Wall Street Journal also reported.
OTHER PAPERS:
WEBSITES:
- According to a report from Chinese-language Commercial Times and noted in DigiTimes, Quanta Computer has reportedly received an order for five million iPhones from Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and that the 2nd generation device will offer "a different outer design to fit different markets."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-30-2007 @ 6:49AM
MergerInvesting said...
According to http://www.mergerinvesting.com/stocks/CDWC they have agreed to an $87.75 buyout.